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I created a user account at one point and later decided to change its name.
However, you can still log onto Windows using the old account name. How can
I eliminate that account name so that only the new name is usable?
 
TX373 said:
I created a user account at one point and later decided to change its name.
However, you can still log onto Windows using the old account name. How can
I eliminate that account name so that only the new name is usable?
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You cannot simply rename a user account. This only makes a cosmetic
change and doesn't affect the "real" user account folders. So your old
account name is the actual account name and that is why you can still
log in using it.

Create a new user account, name it as desired and then copy the
data/settings from the old account to it. You will need to log into the
new account once before you can copy anything to it.

Copy a User Account - http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=811151
HOW TO Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279783


Malke
 
Adding to Malke's post:

Excerpted from MS KB283111

<Q>

In Windows XP Home Edition, you cannot change the actual name of a user account, only the name that is displayed on the Welcome screen. In all other versions of Windows XP, you can change the account name:

1.Right-click My Computer, and then click Manage.
2.Click Local Users and Groups to expand it.
3.Click Users.
4.Right-click the account that you want to change, and then click Rename.
5.At a command prompt, run the set command; the %HomePath% variable still points to the old user name.

NOTE: This does not change the name of the folder that appears under the Documents and Settings folder for the user.

</Q>

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I created a user account at one point and later decided to change its name.
However, you can still log onto Windows using the old account name. How can
I eliminate that account name so that only the new name is usable?
 
But please remember if this is your administration account a) you may not be
able to completely remove it and b) if you do it may screw up your acccess.
 
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